gbòǹgbò
noun
/ɡ͡bò.ŋ̀.ɡ͡bò/
Definitions
-
plant root
àfòmọ́ kò ní gbòǹgbò, gbogbo igi níí bá tan Mistetoe has no roots, hence it is friendly with any standing tree
Other entries with this spelling
Wiktionary records 2 entries spelled “gbòǹgbò”. You're reading one of them; here are the others.
Etymology
Noun sense derives from the ideophone sense
Dialectal synonyms “root” 27 varieties
Southeast Yoruba
- Ìjẹ̀bú Òde
- gbòrìgbò
- Òkìtìpupa
- egbògbò
- Oǹdó
- egbìgbò
Central Yoruba
- Àdó Èkìtì
- egbìgbò
- Ìfàkì Èkìtì
- gbòǹgbò
- Àkúrẹ́
- egbìgbògbòǹgbò
- Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì
- egbìgbò
Northwest Yoruba
- Ìbàdàn
- gbòǹgbò
- Ọ̀yọ́
- gbòǹgbò
- Nàìjíríà
- gbòǹgbòegbòogiegbò
- Bɛ̀nɛ̀
- gbòǹgbòegbòogiegbò
Northeast Yoruba/Okun
- Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó
- ìtàkùn
Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba
- Sokode
- ogùgù
- Cábɛ̀ɛ́ (Ìdàdú)
- icɛn
- Tchaourou
- icɛn
- Baàtɛ
- icɔ̃n̄cɔ̃
- Igbó Ìdàácà (Dasa Zunmɛ̀)
- egùgù
- Ọ̀họ̀rí/Ɔ̀hɔ̀rí-Ìjè
- igbò
- Ìkpòbɛ́
- igbò
- Kétu
- igbò
- Akpáré
- ogùgù
- Atakpamɛ
- ogùgù
- Boko
- ogùgù
- Moretan
- icã
- Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)
- ogùgù
- Partago
- ecá
- Kandi
- icã
Source: Wiktionary,
where this word is spelled “gbongbo”.
Reference:
en-gbongbo-yo-noun-WTBBZBQd